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CVICU Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Nurse Job – Peoria, Illinois

Join a high-acuity cardiovascular care team as a CVICU Registered Nurse in Peoria, Illinois. This 13-week travel nursing contract is ideal for an experienced cardiac ICU nurse who is confident caring for complex adult cardiac patients, managing advanced monitoring equipment, and working in a fast-paced acute care environment. Peoria offers a welcoming riverfront setting with accessible neighborhoods, cultural attractions, and a strong community-focused healthcare environment.

Travel Nurse Job Details

• Location: Peoria, Illinois
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,130–$2,250
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: October 12, 2026
• End Date: January 11, 2027
• Schedule: 12-hour day shifts, typically 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Unit: Adult Cardiac Intermediate Care/CVICU setting with 20 private, monitored beds
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:3, with ratios up to 1:4 based on acuity and patient population
• Weekend Requirement: Every other to every third weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• Call Requirement: None
• Charting System: Epic

CVICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Illinois or an active Illinois license application in progress
• At least 2 years of recent CVICU, cardiac ICU, or comparable high-acuity cardiovascular nursing experience
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification preferred
• CCRN or PCCN certification is a plus
• Strong cardiac rhythm interpretation and cardiovascular assessment skills
• Demonstrated ability to titrate vasoactive, sedative, analgesic, insulin, anticoagulant, and antihypertensive infusions
• Ability to care for ventilated and tracheostomy patients and manage advanced cardiovascular monitoring
• Ability to float across levels of care and assume a full patient assignment, including floating from stepdown to ICU when needed
• Excellent communication, organization, critical thinking, teamwork, and time-management skills

CVICU Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for adult cardiac and cardiovascular intermediate-care patients, including post-ICU transfers and complex cardiac procedure patients
• Care for patients with heart failure, TAVR, ablation, Watchman, MitraClip, Micra, and other advanced cardiac procedure histories
• Monitor and manage patients with Swan-Ganz catheters, arterial lines, central venous catheters, PICC lines, and midlines
• Assess and manage temporary external pacemakers, IABPs, ventilators, CPAP, BiPAP, and heated high-flow oxygen therapy
• Titrate medications such as dopamine, dobutamine, norepinephrine, epinephrine, phenylephrine, vasopressin, clevidipine, propofol, fentanyl, midazolam, insulin, heparin, and esmolol according to protocols and provider orders
• Interpret telemetry and cardiac rhythms using Philips monitoring systems and promptly recognize changes in patient condition
• Perform focused and comprehensive assessments, develop and implement individualized plans of care, and evaluate patient responses to treatment
• Collaborate with providers, respiratory therapists, monitor technicians, patient care technicians, and interdisciplinary team members
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and follow established safety, infection-control, and clinical protocols
• Demonstrate calm, compassionate, and organized performance in a high-stress, fast-paced cardiovascular care environment

Apply now for this CVICU Registered Nurse travel contract in Peoria, Illinois, and join a dedicated cardiac critical care team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.